2021 Citizens Report

2021

YEAR IN REVIEW

ATIME TO RECONNECT

In 2021 we emerged from the first waves of the pandemic and slowly, tentatively, moved fromwinter to spring through the evolving health orders. The mass vaccination program got underway, and by October of 2021 we were able to come together to Celebrate the Night with an incredible fireworks display. By all estimations, this was the largest Celebrate the Night event we’ve held and 6,000 to 7,000 people were in the centre of Maple Ridge with families and friends that they had not interacted with for almost two years ready to celebrate being together again. These photo capture that special night. Over the next pages of the report you will see how our community managed to stay connected and emerge from the global pandemic with strength and purpose from January through December. 2021 will be remembered as a year when we reconnected with the restaurants, pubs, music, festivals, sports, community events and our neighbours and realized howmuch we appreciate the bounty of this community.

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